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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL1009: Philosophies of Art
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Plato, ‘Republic, III & X’,
Beardsley, M.C. ‘Intentions and Interpretations: A Fallacy Revived’
Hume, D. ‘Of the standard of taste’,
Walton, K. ‘Fearing Fictions’,
Scruton, R. ‘Understanding Music’,
Lamarque, P. ‘Tragedy and Moral Value’,
Gaut, B. ‘The Ethical Criticism of Art’,